A Book of Blades: Sword and Sorcery Anthology Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Book of Blades |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Book of Blades: Volume II |
2023 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Writing Fantasy Heroes |
2013 |
Buy |
| Tales of the Lost Isles |
2017 |
Buy |
Chronicles of Hanuvar Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lord of a Shattered Land |
2023 |
Buy |
| The City of Marble and Blood |
2023 |
Buy |
| Shadow of the Smoking Mountain |
2024 |
Buy |
Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Glass Prison |
1999 |
Buy |
| Pathfinder Tales: Prince of Wolves |
2010 |
N/A |
| Hell’s Pawns |
2009 |
N/A |
| Pathfinder Tales: Winter Witch |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Lost Pathfinder |
2010 |
Buy |
| Plague of Shadows |
2011 |
Buy |
| Noble Sacrifice |
2010 |
Buy |
| Prince of Wolves |
2010 |
Buy |
| Certainty |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Secret of the Rose and Glove |
2010 |
Buy |
| Winter Witch |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Ghosts of Broken Blades |
2011 |
Buy |
| Blood of the City |
2012 |
N/A |
| Lord of Penance |
2011 |
Buy |
| Two Pieces of Tarnished Silver |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Illusionist |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Lesson in Taxonomy |
2011 |
Buy |
| Master of Devils |
2011 |
Buy |
| Husks |
2011 |
N/A |
| Death’s Heretic |
2011 |
Buy |
| Stalking the Beast |
2013 |
Buy |
| Faithful Servants |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Passage to Absalom |
2012 |
Buy |
| Plow and Sword |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Perfumer’s Apprentice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Krunzle the Quick |
2012 |
Buy |
| Song of the Serpent |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mother Bears |
2012 |
Buy |
| City of the Fallen Sky |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hell or High Water |
2012 |
Buy |
| Nightglass |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Tomb of Winter’s Plunder |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fingers of Death—No, Doom! |
2012 |
Buy |
| Queen of Thorns |
2012 |
Buy |
| Called to Darkness |
2012 |
Buy |
| Liar’s Blade |
2013 |
Buy |
| Bastard, Sword |
2013 |
Buy |
| Pirate’s Honor |
2013 |
Buy |
| Stargazer |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Wizard’s Mask |
2013 |
Buy |
| Best Served Cold |
2013 |
N/A |
| King of Chaos |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Fencing Master |
2013 |
N/A |
| In Red Rune Canyon |
2013 |
Buy |
| Killing Time |
2013 |
Buy |
| Proper Villains |
2013 |
Buy |
| Misery’s Mirror |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Dagger of Trust |
2014 |
Buy |
| Skinwalkers |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Redemption Engine |
2014 |
Buy |
| Boar and Rabbit |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Tides of Blood! |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Crusader Road |
2014 |
Buy |
| Reign of Stars |
2014 |
Buy |
| Undead Unleashed |
2014 |
Buy |
| Nightblade |
2014 |
Buy |
| Pirate’s Promise |
2014 |
Buy |
| Firesoul |
2015 |
Buy |
| Forge of Ashes |
2015 |
Buy |
| Lord of Runes |
2015 |
Buy |
| Liar’s Island |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Pool of Stars |
2015 |
Buy |
| Bloodbound |
2015 |
Buy |
| Pirate’s Prophecy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Hellknight |
2016 |
Buy |
| Liar’s Bargain |
2016 |
Buy |
| Starspawn |
2016 |
Buy |
| Shy Knives |
2016 |
Buy |
| Reaper’s Eye |
2016 |
Buy |
| Through The Gate in the Sea |
2017 |
Buy |
| Gears of Faith |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Shroud of Four Silences |
2021 |
Buy |
Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fantasy Wargames in the Lost Isles |
2017 |
Buy |
| Tales of the Lost Isles |
2017 |
Buy |
| Lost Colossus |
2018 |
Buy |
| Gods of Fire |
2018 |
Buy |
| Farwander |
2018 |
Buy |
| Destiny’s Call |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cities of Bronze |
2019 |
Buy |
Tales From The Magician’s Skull Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #0 |
2018 |
N/A |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #1 |
2018 |
N/A |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #2 |
2018 |
N/A |
| Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #4 |
2019 |
N/A |
| Tales from The Magician’s Skull #3 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Tales from the Magician’s Skull #5 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tales from The Magician’s Skull #6 |
2021 |
Buy |
| Tales from The Magician’s Skull #7 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Tales from The Magician's Skull #8 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Tales from The Magician’s Skull #9 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #10 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #11 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Tales From the Magician's Skull #12 |
2022 |
N/A |
The Chronicles of Sword and Sand Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Desert of Souls |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Waters of Eternity |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Bones of the Old Ones |
2012 |
Buy |
The Ring-Sworn Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| For the Killing of Kings |
2019 |
Buy |
| Upon the Flight of the Queen |
2019 |
Buy |
| When the Goddess Wakes |
2021 |
Buy |
Howard Andrew Jones is a fantasy author and editor who has worked across sword and sorcery fiction for more than two decades. His Chronicles of Sword and Sand series, starting with The Desert of Souls (2011), draws on Arabian Nights-era settings and has been compared to the work of Robert E. Howard and Harold Lamb. His Ring-Sworn Trilogy (2019-2021) is an epic fantasy series with a more traditional secondary world.
Jones is also known for his editorial work, particularly with the Pathfinder Tales line and Tales From the Magician’s Skull magazine. His most recent series, Chronicles of Hanuvar, follows a general inspired by Hannibal Barca and began in 2023. He is a vocal advocate for the sword and sorcery subgenre.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Howard Andrew Jones written?
Howard Andrew Jones has written 105 books across eight series.
What was Howard Andrew Jones's first book?
Howard Andrew Jones’s first book is The Glass Prison, published in 1999.
What is Howard Andrew Jones known for besides his novels?
Jones has had a significant editorial career. He served as managing editor of Black Gate magazine and edited the Pathfinder Tales line for Paizo Publishing, overseeing dozens of novels and stories set in the Pathfinder roleplaying game world. He also edits Tales From the Magician’s Skull magazine.